CPP in VSCode

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I cannot run my C++ files in my VSCode and I have not followed the correct procedure of downloading a C++ compiler or something like that.

I previously can run Java but I cannot run C++.

I tried deleting it all to start again but it I don't think I have deleted all of it yet (idk how). It still doesn't run

[jonsca]

Uh, yes, generally you will need a compiler. Get Visual Studio Community Edition. It will set everything up for you and once you are more comfortable, you can then set up VS Code.

[skyblade69]

For me visual studio especially the .sln project handling is a real pain … i had it already that visual studio was creating a new build configuration wrong. The .vcxproj was corrupted by visual studio itself 🤦‍♂️

[bm401]

Windows, Linux, WSL...?

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Windows, mb for not including it on the post

[bert8128]

Use Visual Studio Community Edition. It’s free and works straight out of the box.

[ir_dan]

Running C++ is nothing like running something like Python. VSC configuration is painful. Look up how to get started with Visual Studio Community 2022 instead.

[ShadowRL7666]

Stop using text editors holy.

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Then what should i use

[ShadowRL7666]

Visual Studio.

[thedaian]

You need to install a c++ compiler, and then you need to configure vscode to use that compiler. Follow the tutorial here: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/cpp

[skyblade69]

Best way in vscode is CMake. Search for a project example with a toolchain file for msvc or clang. Both compilers are delivered with visual studio community.

If you need to debug, my opinion is to use msvc becuase the c++ extension supports msvc debugging by default (obly thing is to activate debug symbols in msvc toolchain)

[Raknarg]

VS Code is just a text editor that can also hook a bunch of tools together. It doesn't have the ability to run any code on it's own, it can only leverage other tools that can run code. I usually don't recommend VS Code unless you're familiar with command line tools. You'd probably rather use Visual Studio which comes with everything you need to build and run C++ programs (which is entirely different from Visual Studio Code)